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Twelve Point Buck

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Twelve Point Buck
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1987 (1987)–1989 (1989) at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore[1]
Length37:13
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerSteve Marker, Butch Vig
Killdozer chronology
Little Baby Buntin'
(1987)
Twelve Point Buck
(1989)
For Ladies Only
(1989)

Twelve Point Buck is the fourth album by Killdozer, released in 1989 through Touch and Go Records.[2][3]

Twelve Point Buck was reissued in 2013.[4]

Reception and impact

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The Washington Post wrote that the "thump-and-grind is art music" and that "there's an integrity to its unrelentingly harsh rumble."[6] The Wisconsin State Journal deemed the album "industrial dirge music at its best."[7]

After hearing the album, Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman suggested that Nirvana record demos with Killdozer producer Butch Vig; after signing with DGC Records, Kurt Cobain asked Vig to produce Nevermind.[8] Cobain told Vig that he wanted Nevermind to sound "as heavy" as Twelve Point Buck.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Killdozer

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."New Pants and Shirt"3:36
2."Space: 1999"2:56
3."Lupus"3:09
4."Richard"4:17
5."Man Vs. Nature"3:15
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Gates of Heaven"4:38
2."Pig Foot and Beer"2:54
3."Seven Thunders"3:45
4."Free Love in Amsterdam"4:42
5."Ted Key Beefs"4:01

Personnel

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Killdozer
  • Michael Gerald – vocals, bass guitar, baritone horn
  • Bill Hobson – guitar
  • Dan Hobson – drums
Production and additional personnel

Charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[10] 16

References

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  1. ^ Earles, Andrew (2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981–1996. Voyageur Press. p. 171.
  2. ^ Sprague, David (2007). "Killdozer". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (Nov 4, 1989). "Albums: Killdozer". Melody Maker. 65 (44): 39.
  4. ^ "Also Out Today". Courier Journal. 23 Apr 2013. p. D1.
  5. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Twelve Point Buck". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Mark (24 Jan 1990). "Garden-Variety Nihilism". The Washington Post. p. C7.
  7. ^ Kovalic, John (August 22, 1990). "Bands Rock Madison Style". Answer Book. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 36.
  8. ^ Levy, Piet (16 Apr 2016). "New film shines spotlight on Madison's Smart Studios". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. A5.
  9. ^ Wall, Mick (2017). Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 51.
  10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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